Elato Sidekick: Give Everyday Objects a Voice

Elato Sidekick is a voice AI gadget that attaches to everyday objects and turns them into AI sidekicks, assistants, characters, tools, games, and smart-home companions.

Use it for morning briefings, recipes, timers, focus sessions, project help, smart-home control, voice games, debugging, reminders, local AI agents, or talking characters.

No. Elato Sidekick is built first for adults, makers, smart-home users, AI enthusiasts, builders, and creative tinkerers. Elato Sidekick Kids is available as a secondary family-focused version.

Attach Elato to an object, tap the touchpad, and speak naturally. Elato listens through its built-in mic, responds through its speaker, and lights up in sync with the voice.

No. Elato uses tap-to-wake interaction. The microphone only activates when you intentionally wake the device. When Elato is asleep or powered off, the mic cannot be accessed.

For cloud AI models, yes. Elato works with 2.4 GHz WiFi networks and hotspots. You can also run local AI through a Mac or local machine for more private, local-first use.

Yes. Elato supports leading AI providers including OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, ElevenLabs, Hume, and local models. You can bring your own API keys and choose the stack you prefer.

Yes. Elato supports local AI mode through a Mac or local machine, so you can build private voice agents and local-first workflows without relying only on cloud models.

Yes. Elato is open-source, programmable, and backed by a growing maker community with 2,000+ GitHub stars featured on the OpenAI Cookbook. You can fork, flash, customize, and extend it.

Yes. You can create custom characters, assistants, mascots, game hosts, coaches, and voice agents with different voices, behaviors, memory, tools, and personalities.